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What America relies on most from these 27 countries

What America relies on most from your country
UAE: 9% of raw aluminium imports
Russia: 15% of phosphatic fertiliser imports
Belgium: 22% of flax woven fabric imports
UK: 28% of antiques imports
Austria: 29% of handgun imports
Singapore: 39% of glass with edge workings imports
Ireland: 45% of sulfonamides imports
Malaysia: 46% of rubber apparel imports
France: 50% of insect resin imports
Philippines: 50% of coconut oil imports
Japan: 52% of piano imports
Germany: 58% of felt machinery imports
Colombia: 60% of cut flower imports
Argentina: 60% of groundnut oil imports
Spain: 62% of olive oil imports
Netherlands: 70% of bulb and root imports
Chile: 71% of refined copper imports
New Zealand: 73% of miscellaneous animal fat imports
Australia: 74% of sheep and goat meat imports
Brazil: 76% of semi-finished iron imports
India: 89% of synthetic reconstructed jewellery stone imports
Mexico: 94% of self-propelled rail transport imports
China: 97% of baby carriage imports
Switzerland: 98% of precious metal watch imports
South Africa: 98% of chromium ore imports
Peru: over 99% of calcium phosphate imports
Canada: over 99% of live pig imports
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What America relies on most from your country

With President Trump's tariffs upending America's trading relationships, it's more critical than ever to understand what the nation depends on most from overseas. The US has a variety of sources for the biggest, most crucial imports like cars and oil. But the surprising truth is how much America counts on individual countries for certain goods – some quite conventional, others truly bizarre.

Read on to discover what the US is most reliant on from 27 selected countries, based on the item's percentage of America's total imports.

All dollar amounts in US dollars. Figures courtesy of New York Times analysis of US International Trade Commission data.

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Daniel Coughlin

10 June 2025

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